The council never seen to be far from the news, be it local or national. Some say it's bashing but I prefer to think of it as constructive criticism. The problem is that the focus always seems to emanate from some particular 'favourite' theme i.e schools, hospital car parks, the Maes etc. It's time to really look holistically at the way this council operate and what can be done to stop the rot.
Whenever new money is given to the town the first reaction is to employ a group of highly paid consultants from outside the area to analyse the 'needs' of the locality. I thought the council were remitted to do that and were paid for that service. So we can automatically assume that up to 40% of any grant money will disappear in to the coffers of the consultants.
Then we have some bright ideas that totally change the identity of the town, ideas like the Victoria Dock scheme. How many of the units are still unsold, possibly half or more..? Surely some one badly miscalculated the need for such a development....were they consultants I wonder.....
The Maes is an ongoing saga that will run and run and eventually we will end up with a nice Square with a fountain, a roundabout and a drop off point for the local buses.
Unfortunately the council still seem to think that the political atmosphere of two decades ago still defines their actions. The political landscape of Wales has changed permanently, thanks to the men and women who fought so hard ensure the level of independence we now enjoy. It's time this council, and our MP realised that we need visionaries who can secure a bright future for the town irrespective of the political ramifications. If they can't or won't then all the work done by their predecessors is wasted.
It is difficult not to look through politically tinted glasses at the jail saga.  It is fine to permanently blight the name of the town if 'huge numbers of quality jobs' are on offer. The same yardstick is not applied to the Tesco development at Cibyn. One might easily suspect that Mr Williams M.P and his cohorts had come to a mutually beneficial agreement with the Government in Westminster and have really thrown the teddy out of the pram when their little boys club failed to deliver the sweeties as promised. It is strange that such a group of highly educated people can only come up with one idea and then sulk when they don't get their own way.
Ultimately we have to ask what has been delivered to the people of the town in the last 4 years..... Where is the ten year plan that will prove the council are thinking strategically and not politically?

...or have we given up caring any longer and just look forward to apathy killing off the town..

Ateb typical, oes na dim rhyfedd bod pobol yn stopio ysgrifenu yr iaith, pan mae rhwyn yn trio, mae nhw yn cael spwriael fel hun yn ol.
You started wrting Welsh on a predominantly English written board. That shows how ignorant you are. I merely answered you in the language you chose. I don't pretend to be an expert in Welsh, But I am a Cofi. Get a life.